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Chicken Shawarma

Brief Description

Chicken Shawarma is an ultimate dish. It is usually prepared with thinly sliced meat, wrap up it in a pita bread along with veggies and delicious sauce.

Preparation Time

15 mins

Cooking Time

20 mins

Serves

4

Ingredients for Chicken Shawarma

Boneless and skinless chicken breasts r thighs - 1 1/2 lbs

Plain yogurt - 1 cup

Vinegar - 1/4 cup

Crushed garlic cloves - 2

Pepper - 1 tsp

Salt - 1/2 tsp

Cardamom pods - 2

All spice - 1 tsp

Lemon juice- 1

Vegetable oil – 1 tbsp

For The Sauce

Tahini - 1 cup

Crushed garlic - 2 cloves

Lemon juice - 1/4 cup

Yogurt - 2 tbsp

Olive oil – 1 tbsp

Fresh chopped parsley – 1 tbsp

Pepper and salt to taste

Pita Fillings

Pita bread - 4 large

Onions – thinly sliced

Tomatoes – thinly sliced

Shredded lettuce – 4 cups

How to make Chicken Shawarma

Mix vinegar, vegetable oil, yogurt, all spices, salt, cardamom, and pepper in a large bowl. Put the chicken thighs into the mixture and marinate them. Cover the chicken thighs and keep them into the refrigerator for about 4 hrs or overnight.

Now preheat the oven to 350°F. Mix tahini, garlic, olive oil, yogurt, lemon juice, and parsley in a bowl. Sprinkle pepper and salt over it acc to your taste. Now cover the bowl and let it cool into refrigerator.

Now cover the thighs of marinated chicken and bake for about 30 minutes. Turn the chicken and uncover it. Cook the chicken for about 5 – 10 more minutes. After the chicken is cooked cut it into thin slices.

Now in the pita bread put tomato, lettuce, onion, and sliced chicken. Roll the pita bread and topped with the sauce of tahini.

Chicken Shawarma

Some Useful Tips

One can increase or decrease the quantity of green chilies into the chicken according to your taste.

The chicken can be greased with butter and can be cooked in an oven instead of following the above process.